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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Nov 10, 10:51 PM
Missing 11-month-old boy found buried alive near father's South Carolina home
Investigators say the baby boy was heard crying in a crate buried in a wooded area near his father's home.
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Missing 11-month-old boy found buried alive near father's South Carolina home
WCNC Charlotte (Tegna) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Investigators say the baby boy was heard crying in a crate buried in a wooded area near his father's home.
The headline split WCNC Charlotte (Tegna) frames it as "Missing 11-month-old boy found buried alive near father's South Carolina home". WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Missing 11-month-old in SC found buried alive in dog crate, sheriff says".
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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Nov 10, 11:27 PM
Missing 11-month-old in SC found buried alive in dog crate, sheriff says
An 11-month-old boy in South Carolina was found buried alive in a dog crate after he was taken by his father, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Office.
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Nov 10, 10:51 PM: WCNC Charlotte (Tegna) joined the source map.
Nov 10, 11:27 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.